Dr Tanveer Hussain

Senior Lecturer - School of Science and Technology

Tanveer Hussain

Phone: +61 (02) 6773 1563

Mobile: 0451635750

Email: tanveer.hussain@une.edu.au

Building: Room 151 Booth Block C027

Twitter: @TNAVEERhussain

Biography

Dr Tanveer Hussain is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics within the Physics & Electronics discipline at the University of New England (UNE), Australia.

He earned his PhD in computational condensed matter physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, focusing on designing nanomaterials for clean energy storage. His subsequent research roles included a Carl Tryggers Fellowship at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, and a UQ postdoctoral fellowship at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at the University of Queensland (UQ), where he investigated two-dimensional nanostructures for rechargeable batteries. Dr. Hussain also served as a senior researcher at the University of Western Australia's School of Molecular Sciences and UQ's School of Chemical Engineering.

Dr. Tanveer Hussain's research interests encompass the computational design of functional materials for hydrogen storage, rechargeable metal-ion and metal-sulphur batteries, and nanosensors for environmental and biomedical applications. He has authored over 190 peer-reviewed publications in top-tier journals, amassing more than 7,100 citations and achieving an H-index of 50, reflecting his extensive contributions to these fields.

Qualifications

PhD in Physics (Computational Condensed Matter Physics)

Awards

Australian Nanotechnology Travel Award

Vice Chancellor Travel Award (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Teaching Areas

  • PHYS100 Introductory Physics
  • PHYS131 Applied Physics 1
  • PHYS132 Applied Physics 2
  • PHYS204 Electromagnetism 1
  • PHYS213 Sensors and Signal Processing
  • PHYS301 Microscopic to Macroscopic Physics and Chemistry
  • SCI395 Scientific Report

Primary Research Area/s

Hydrogen Storage; Gas Sensing; Metal-Ion Batteries; Metal Sulfur Batteries; Computational Material Science

Research Interests

Hydrogen Storage

Hydrogen (H2) is a promising energy carrier, possessing the highest energy content per mass among all the available options and it is environmentally friendly, emitting water upon its combustion. However, to commercialize the H2 technologies, feasible and safe onboard H2 storage systems are needed. The conventional technologies, such as liquefaction and gas compression, have many limitations, thus material-based H2 storage systems will be an effective and safe alternative. We employ quantum mechanical simulations to design efficient H2 storage materials by using functionalized nanomaterials.

Nano Sensors

Exposure to various pollutants poses a serious threat to the environment and to human health. World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that both indoor and outdoor pollution caused around 7 million premature deaths per year, which would be double by the year 2050. According to the BCC Research reports global, the sensor market is growing with an annual growth rate of 13.3% and is to expected to reach $323.3 billion by 2024.

In Australia alone, the estimated financial cost of premature deaths due to air pollution ranges from roughly $11 billion to $24 billion per year. To counter this serious situation, we are designing nano-sensors capable of detecting toxic pollutants efficiently. Our focus areas are,

Common Pollutants 

CO, CO2, CH4, NO, NO2, NH3, H2S, SO2 etc.

Volatile Organic Compounds for Meat, Fish, and Shrimps Assessment 

Methylamine, Dimethylamine, Trimethylamine, Dopamine, Histamine etc.

Biomarkers Detection for Early Disease Diagnosis 

(Lung cancer, Gastric cancer, Colorectal cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer, Liver cirrhosis, Diabetes, Kidney disease etc.)

Warfare Agents

Mustard gas, Cyanogen chloride, Arsine etc.


Organic Pollutants in Agriculture

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, Methoxychlor, Fenthion, Fenitrothion, Rennol etc.

Rechargeable Metal-Ion Batteries

Metal-ion batteries are considered one of the most viable technologies for the efficient storage of clean energy. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the front-runners among the metal-ion batteries due to the well-established technology, long-term cyclic stability, portability, and diverse range of applications from cell phones to electric automobiles. However, limited lithium reserves coupled with high costs limit the application of LIBs in the longer run, especially for large-scale energy storage. Thus, it is of interest to develop alternative and complimentary battery technologies, which would use sustainable resources and are cost effective.

Our research is focused on the design of electrode materials for

Sodium Ion Batteries

Potassium Ion Batteries

Magnesium Ion Batteries

Calcium Ion Batteries

MetalSulfur/Selenium Batteries

Metal-sulfur (metal-selenium) batteries have emerged as a promising energy storage technology for large-scale stationary applications such as smart electrical grids due to the exceptionally high energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, one of the challenging problems impeding their practical applications is capacity fading or lack or reversibility.

We tackle this challenge by designing efficient electrode additives, which help improve the battery life.

Our research focus includes,

Lithium-Sulfur & Lithium Selenium Batteries

Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

Potassium-Sulfur Batteries

Research Grants

  1. Discovery Project (DP250101156) Australian Research Council, Australia 

    2. $640, 350 (Co-CI, 2025-2027)

    Project: Capturing elusive bio nanoparticles via oscillating field-induced convection

  2. Research Grant for Post-Doctoral Fellowship, UAE University, UAE

    3. $280, 000 (Co-CI, 2024-2025)

    Project: Efficient CO2 conversion to value-added fuels and electricity based on zero-pitch aqueous Zn-CO2 batteries.

  3. Doctoral Research Assistance, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, ThailandSupercomputing resources of 250K SU: $47 650 (Co-CI, 2023-2026)

    4. Project: MXene materials as nano biosensors

  4. NCI Adapter Scheme Q2, 2023 Supercomputing resources of 250K SU: $10 000 (Sole CI, April-June 2023)

    5. Project: Designing Non-precious Functional Materials for Efficient Gas-sensing Applications

  5. Mid-career Research Fund: National Research Council of Thailand Funding Awarded: $65, 700 (Co-CI, 2023-2025)

    6. Project: Development of Electrode Materials for Next-generation Sodium-sulfur Batteries: Computational Quantum Physics and Machine Learning

  6. Start-Up Funding by UNE Funding Awarded: $ 10,000 (Sole CI, 2023)

    7. Project: To purchase state-of-the-art computational package VASP

  7. National Research Council of Thailand (grant number: RE-KRIS/FF67/009) Funding Awarded: $42, 700 (Co-CI, 2023-2024)

    8. Project: 2D materials for implementation as battery materials, sensors, and superconductors

  8. Thailand National Research Fund 2020: Basic Research Program Funding Awarded: $24 000 (Co-CI, 2020)

    9. Project: Design of Lithium-free Metal-sulfur batteries

  9. Thailand Royal Golden Jubilee Grant, Thailand Govt. Funding Awarded: $62, 500 (Co-CI, 2018-2020)

    10. Project: Lead-free Perovskite Solar Cells: Theory and experiment

  10. Thailand Research Fund Funding Awarded: $25 000 (Co-CI, 2018-2019)

    11. Project: Van der Waals Heterostructures based on Two-dimensional (2D) Materials

  11. Nanotech Research Institute of Thailand Funding Awarded: $16 500 (Co-CI, 2018)

    12. Project: Strain Engineering of Thermoelectric Capacities of Two-dimensional (2D) materials

  12. The Development and Promotion of Science and Technology, Talent Project Funding Awarded: $40. 000 (Co-CI, 2017-2020):

    13. Project: Chemical Gas Sensing Based on Post-graphene Two-dimensional (2D) Materials

  13. UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship Funding Awarded: $347,747 (CI, 2015-2018)
  14. Carl Tryggers Fellowship Funding Awarded: $37, 000 (CI, 2014)

Research Supervision Experience

    • 8 years
    • 5 PhD completions
    • 2 Master completion
    • 4 Undergraduate completion

Publications

Since 2011, I have published 194 peer-reviewed journal articles, with more than 95% in Q1 journals, many in leading journals, including Advanced Energy Materials, ACS Energy Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, Angewandte Chemie, Nano Energy, etc. For further details on my publications, visit my Google Scholar profile (link given above). This is an exceptionally high number of publications relative to opportunities in my field. My total citation count is 7189, and my H-index is 50. It shows an upward trajectory, with over 1750 citations in 2024 alone.

Complete list of publications can be found here.

Memberships

Australian Nanotechnology Network

Hydrogen Society of Australia

Consultancy Interests

Dr Tanveer has commitment to industry engagement. He has been engaged with defence science and technology group (DSTG) in gas-sensing domain. His research on hydrogen storage has great potential in attracting industry engagement.

Related Links

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=FJ5HkoIAAAAJ&hl=en